Christopher Walk-In | Tuesdays with Stories #680 w/ Mark Normand and Joe List

• 0:00 Cold open: fake banter, and “we’re back, baby.”
• 1:00 The “hard stuff” from the doctor, and an hour-long manager meeting.
• 2:20 A first-ever flu shot, and the Saved by the Bell flu-shot episode.
• 3:40 Scary school nurses, and why the kid needs a flu shot for school.
• 5:00 “Free flu shot” at Walgreens, and putting off the adult chores.
• 6:20 Tom Gilmore’s “little beasting” joke, and a comic who never went off book.
• 7:00 Seinfeld sticks to material; Tom Gilmore’s newscaster bit.
• 8:20 Scan the QR code for a walk-in: “Christopher Walken.”
• 9:00 The insurance isn’t taken: $140, or $66 with a coupon.
• 9:40 Ruth’s Chris Steak House and its New Orleans origin story.
• 10:40 Del Frisco’s, and a French-Italian place in the old neighborhood.
• 12:00 “Don’t say needle”: Big Pete and the private room.
• 13:00 The Cam Neely jersey comes off, and a shot you can’t even feel.
• 14:20 “Good job, tiger,” and the bravery treat.
• 15:00 Flu season at school, and the doctor’s cold medicine.
• 17:20 The doctor’s peptides pitch, and Tide Pods.
• 18:20 A shot every day for life? No thanks.
• 19:20 Reading the side effects: nausea to pancreatitis.
• 20:00 GLP-1 is a peptide, and “pep” sounds like snake oil.
• 20:40 No daily needles: the IVF shots, and staying on the natural path.
• 21:40 Quince read.
• 23:10 Shopify read.
• 24:00 Charleston, S.C., and a weekend trip that falls through.
• 25:20 A death in the family, and booking the rest of the weekend.
• 26:20 Greenville Comedy Zone, and the Delta direct to Charleston.
• 27:00 The rental-car line for premium members only.
• 28:40 Only electric cars left, so a 16-passenger white panel van.
• 29:20 The same van a year to the day after a Florida cruise.
• 30:00 A family friend’s 16-seat Sprinter.
• 30:40 Parking the van along the wall, with an apology note.
• 31:40 A sold-out Charleston Music Hall, and an hour that’s like trail mix.
• 32:40 “Bleep her last name.”
• 33:00 The meet-and-greet line: “you could tell he was working on stuff.”
• 34:20 Oysters at Fleet Landing, a secret show and 12 drinks.
• 35:00 Nathan Fielder’s new documentary sells out across New York.
• 35:20 Too many “Don’t” horror movies.
• 37:30 Nathan for You, and a trailer that went viral.
• 38:00 The Balloon Saloon and the Bruins-hat guy.
• 39:20 “Just a hockey guy,” and grown-up sports trolling.
• 40:40 Highway, freeway, interstate or byway?
• 42:00 How interstate numbers work: odds, evens and three digits.
• 43:20 Maps, the Pacific Coast Highway, parkways and turnpikes.
• 45:40 The drive to Greenville, and why everybody rounds down drive times.
• 46:40 Texting in the van, and the automatic brake that saved a life.
• 48:00 A thumbs-down from a motorcycle rider.
• 50:00 Do Not Disturb, and text anxiety.
• 50:20 Greenville, Raleigh and the Carolinas.
• 51:00 Wilmington: Steve Buscemi, Vince Vaughn and a 2001 bar fight.
• 52:20 Domestic Disturbance, and Buscemi at Ground Zero.
• 52:40 Leaving the firehouse to act, then Fargo.
• 53:20 Shooting around new scars.
• 54:20 Reservoir Dogs.
• 54:40 Meeting Buscemi: a firefighter event with Kevin Smith, and an SNL afterparty.
• 56:00 Two sold-out shows in Greenville, and comedy in the South.
• 57:20 The Norm Macdonald documentary: great Norm, not enough interviews.
• 58:20 The Mike Tyson documentary.
• 58:40 Shout-out to Grove 34 in Queens and its new green room.
• 1:00:00 The Grove 34 lineup, and a young comic who grew up.
• 1:00:40 Skankfest, and a dog-sitting story.
• 1:01:40 Popeye: Wimpy, and Bluto or Brutus.
• 1:02:20 Five o’clock shadow or a light beard?
• 1:03:20 Philly this weekend, and a bachelor-party sunblock joke.
• 1:04:20 Skankfest, the roast, and picking a live Tuesdays lineup.
• 1:05:20 Tour dates.
• 1:06:40 Chuck’s plugs: Funbearable and a pilot with the Impractical Jokers crew.

• 8:20 The Christopher Walk-In — A first-ever flu shot as a walk-in: the insurance isn’t taken, it’s $140 (or $66 with a coupon), Big Pete gives the shot, and he doesn’t feel a thing.
• 17:20 No to peptides — The doctor who fixed a cold pushes daily peptide shots; reading the side effects ends that.
• 28:40 The panel van — The only car left at the Charleston rental counter is a 16-passenger white panel van, a year to the day after the same thing in Florida.
• 35:00 A sold-out documentary — Every Sunday screening of Nathan Fielder’s new documentary sells out across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
• 40:40 Highways and byways — The hosts sort out highways, interstates, parkways, turnpikes and byways, and how interstate numbers work.
• 46:40 Saved by the auto-brake — Texting on the highway to Greenville, the van brakes on its own when traffic stops.
• 51:00 Steve Buscemi in Wilmington — The 2001 bar fight in Wilmington, N.C., where Buscemi was cut while filming Domestic Disturbance with Vince Vaughn.

Saved by the Bell (mention) — The flu-shot episode, named at 2:29. Where to watch: Amazon 2:30

“Don’t” horror titles (mention) — “Don’t” horror titles named: Don’t Move, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Don’t Look Up (plus Get Out, named by mistake). 35:20

You Can See Everything (2026, A24) (WANT TO SEE — Joe) — Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. “Every Sunday screening in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens sold out a day early.” Where to watch: A24 35:00

Nathan for You (REC — Joe) — “A brilliant huge show.” Where to watch: Amazon 37:30

The Rehearsal (mention — Joe) — Nathan Fielder’s HBO show. 37:50

Domestic Disturbance (WANT TO SEE) — Neither host has seen it; one wants to after the story. Where to watch: Amazon 52:10

Fargo (mention) — “Hey, you queefs. I’m in Fargo”: Buscemi to his old firehouse. Where to watch: Amazon 53:20

Reservoir Dogs (mention) — Mr. Pink, in the riff on Buscemi’s scars. Where to watch: Amazon 54:20

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (Netflix, dir. Judd Apatow) (HEARD MIXED — one host) — “Loved the mom material and ending; wanted more interviews and stories.” Title per Netflix. Where to watch: Netflix 57:20

TYSON (Netflix docuseries, 2026) (REC — one host) — “Nothing new, but compelling.” Title per Netflix. Where to watch: Netflix 58:20

Popeye (mention) — Wimpy’s “gladly pay you Tuesday” line, and the Bluto-or-Brutus debate. Where to watch: Amazon 1:01:40

Flu vaccine — Recommended every year; it lessens symptoms and keeps the house healthier. Wikipedia 5:00

Tide Pod challenge — Peptides, Tide Pods: easy to mix up. Wikipedia 17:30

GLP-1 drugs — “GLP-1 is a peptide,” and maybe the appetite loss is the point. Wikipedia 20:10

Def Comedy Jam — A pun on a death in the family. Wikipedia 25:30

Interstate Highway System — Odd numbers run north–south, even numbers east–west, and three-digit routes are loops and spurs around and into cities. Wikipedia 42:00

Merritt Parkway — “A landscaped thoroughfare,” with no big trucks like on I-95. Wikipedia 44:40

Automatic emergency braking — The van brakes on its own when the car ahead stops. Wikipedia 47:10

Impractical Jokers — Chuck’s pilot is being filmed with the show’s crew. Wikipedia 1:06:50

Walgreens — “Come in, get your free flu shot.” It wasn’t free. Wikipedia 5:00

Ruth’s Chris Steak House — The hosts tell it as a divorce story; the chain says Ruth Fertel bought Chris Steak House in New Orleans in 1965 and later added her name. (Official site) 9:40

Del Frisco’s — “I’m a big Del Frisco’s guy.” (Official site) 10:40

Helium Comedy Club, Philadelphia — A full weekend in Quince pants, and back again this weekend. (Official site) 21:50

Charleston, S.C. — “One of the best cities”: drinks on the street, oysters and history. Wikipedia 24:00

Greenville Comedy Zone, Greenville, S.C. — Two shows Friday, both sold out; the first was rough, the second great. (Official site) 26:20

Charleston Music Hall — A sold-out thousand seats, and a new hour that isn’t there yet. (Official site) 28:00

Fleet Landing, Charleston — Oysters right on the water after the show. (Official site) 34:20

Balloon Saloon, New York — The neighborhood balloon store, and the guy in the Bruins-hat bit. (Official site) 38:00

Barclays Center, Brooklyn — Joe remembers the Islanders’ years at Barclays while talking hockey with the balloon guy. Wikipedia 39:30

Pacific Coast Highway — “Hell of a highway out in Malibu.” Wikipedia 43:50

Raleigh, N.C. — Affordable, warm, nice people and good college sports; one host might move there. Wikipedia 50:20

Wilmington, N.C. — Where the 2001 Buscemi bar fight happened. Wikipedia 50:50

Grove 34, Astoria, Queens — “One of my favorite clubs in the world”: a redone mahogany green room with a rotary phone, a record player and a typewriter, and a packed crowd. (Official site) 58:40

The Vic Theatre, Chicago — Joe, March 6, 2027 (from tour page). (Official site) 1:05:40

Wilbur Theatre, Boston — Joe, April 17, 2027. (Official site) 1:05:40

Rumor’s Comedy Club, Winnipeg — Joe, January 14–16, 2027 (from tour page), when it’s 30 below and every show sells out. (Official site) 1:06:00

Cap City Comedy Club, Austin — Mark, November 12, 2026 (from tour page). (Official site) 1:06:20

Wind Creek, Bethlehem, Pa. — Mark, November 21, 2026 (from tour page). (Official site) 1:06:30

Tropicana Atlantic City — Mark, November 20, 2026 (from tour page). (Official site) 1:06:30

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. — Mark, December 5, 2026 (from tour page). (Official site) 1:06:40

Charlotte Comedy Zone — Mark, December 10–12, 2026 (from tour page): “Speaking of the Carolinas, come on out.” (Official site) 1:06:40

Skankfest, New Orleans — Joe’s roast weekend; November 13–15, 2026. (Official site) 1:04:20

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• 51:00 Steve Buscemi’s 2001 bar fight — The Wilmington story and his firefighting years. Wikipedia: Steve Buscemi · Wikipedia: Domestic Disturbance
• 42:00 How interstate numbers work — Odds, evens, and three-digit loops and spurs. Wikipedia: Interstate Highway System
• 35:00 Nathan Fielder — Nathan for You, The Rehearsal and the new documentary. Wikipedia: Nathan Fielder
• 57:20 Norm Macdonald — The documentary the hosts watched. The Comedian List: Norm Macdonald
• 58:40 Grove 34 — The Queens club the hosts shout out. Official site